Wilson was a rich man. He had everything, but he still would get ______ about some small things.

As spring came, he planted all kinds of flowers in his garden. One day, he found some wild flowers ______ very well among the beautiful flowers. He got ______, because he didn’t want them. He ______ them and threw them away. But after a few days they grew again.

Wilson considered using ______ on them. An expert（专家）told him if the medicine was used, it would not only kill the wild flowers but also be ______ to his flowers. Then Wilson met his friend Kevin and told him all about it.

Kevin smiled, “You don’t want these wild flowers ______ they have become a part of your garden. You can be happy only by ______ and not caring about this.”

Wilson understood what his friend meant. Except for good things, life also ______ bad things. That shows we should learn to ______ the bad things, because this is the best way to live happily.

1.

A．unhappy

B．quiet

C．excited

D．strict

2.

A．rested

B．served

C．woke

D．grew

3.

A．glad

B．clear

C．angry

D．fine

4.

A．shook

B．pulled

C．tested

D．stayed

5.

A．sugar

B．juice

C．medicine

D．rubbish

6.

A．helpful

B．harmful

C．perfect

D．strong

7.

A．and

B．so

C．since

D．but

8.

A．refusing

B．comparing

C．accepting

D．separating

9.

A．includes

B．happens

C．forms

D．drops

10.

A．put up

B．turn on

C．leave out

D．take off

Blue History Museum Opening time Wednesday-Sunday: 9:00-17:00 Monday and Tuesday closed (except holidays). Open areas History classroom, handiwork area, education exhibition (展览) area and 4D cinema are open normally. Make a reservation (预约) to visit Our museum provides ticket booking service within 7 days. Online booking is allowed. Visitors who have no reservation are not allowed to enter. Notice to enter the museum 1. Please follow the rules and get into the museum one by one. 2. During the visit, if you feel unwell, please look for the workers on each floor in time. 3. If you have any questions, please visit our website or call 685-3593 (opening time). 4. Online payment is not accepted for paid experiences in education exhibition area. Please remember to carry cash (现金) with you. Contact us Service call: 685-3593 Group reservation: 685-3595

11. In which area of this museum should you use cash?

A．Education exhibition area.

B．Handiwork area.

C．History classroom.

D．4D cinema.

12. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Visitors can book the tickets within 9 days.

B．If visitors don’t feel well during the visit, they should call 685-3595.

C．Visitors can’t book the tickets online.

D．Visitors can visit the museum on Thursday.

13. _______ areas have been opened to the public so far?

A．Two

B．Three

C．Four

D．Five

14. Where can you read the passage?

A．In a travel guide.

B．In a school newspaper.

C．On a website.

D．In an art book.

A crow (乌鸦) lived in the forest and was very satisfied with his life. But one day he saw a swan (天鹅). “This swan is so white,” he thought, “and I am so black. This swan must be the happiest bird in the world!”

He expressed his thoughts to the swan. “Actually,” the swan replied, “I was feeling that I was the happiest bird around until I saw a parrot, which has two colors. I now think it is the happiest bird in the world.” The crow then came to the parrot. The parrot explained, “I lived a very happy life until I saw a peacock which has many colors.”

The crow then visited the peacock (孔雀) in the zoo and saw that hundreds of people had gathered to see him. After people had left, the crow came to the peacock. “Dear peacock,” the crow said, “you are so beautiful. Every day thousands of people come to see you. When people see me, they immediately shoo me away. I think you are the happiest bird on the planet.”

The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful bird on the planet. But I am trapped (困住) in the zoo. I have examined the zoo very carefully, and I realize that the crow is the only bird not kept in a cage. So for the past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily travel everywhere.”

That’s our problem too. We do not value what we have. This all leads to the cycle of unhappiness. There will always be someone who has more or less than you have. A person who is satisfied with what he has is the happiest person in the world.

15. According to the swan, which is the happiest bird in the world?

A．The crow.

B．The swan.

C．The parrot.

D．The peacock.

16. Which is the right order of the following events?
a. The swan said the parrot was happier than her.
b. The crow went to visit the white swan.
c. The parrot thought the peacock was the happiest bird in the world.
d. The crow wasn’t satisfied with his color.

A．d-b-a-c

B．a-c-b-d

C．c-d-b-a

D．b-a-d-c

17. What does the underlined word “shoo” mean in Chinese?

A．喂食

B．欣赏

C．赶走

D．保护

18. What can we learn from the story?

A．You can’t judge a book by its cover.	B．Don’t make unnecessary comparisons with others.
C．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	D．Doing good is the only truly happy action in life.

Lulu, a Hungarian(匈牙利的) student at Tsinghua University, first came to Beijing in 2017. She soon fell in love with the city. Her favorite place to hang out is the hutong of Beijing. She also found her greatest hobby—Peking Opera.

The first time she saw Peking Opera was at an opera museum. “I found it really amazing,” she said. “The outfits(服装) were, of course, fantastic, and the movements were so amazing. The face-painting was something I’d never seen before. It is so different from Western opera.”

Out of interest, she joined the Peking Opera group of Tsinghua University. That made her see that Peking Opera is much more than just the looks. “There is really, really huge cultural and historical background, which is very important in Peking Opera.”

The group’s members practice twice a week. Mostly, they practice singing and movements. The biggest problem Lulu had was learning the Asian way of singing. “In the beginning, my throat(喉咙) used to hurt, because I was using my voice in the wrong way,” she said. But with the help of teachers, she has improved a lot.

There are other international students in the group. “I really love it because Peking Opera brings us together,” she said. “ I do believe that art has no boundaries(界限). I hope I can share this hobby of mine with people outside China.”

19. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to (指) ?

A．The university.

B．The hutong

C．Beijing.

D．Peking Opera.

20. Paragraph 2 is mainly about ________.

A．where Lulu first saw Peking Opera	B．why Lulu was interested in Peking Opera
C．when Lulu started to learn Peking Opera	D．how Lulu practiced singing Peking Opera

21. Lulu’s words in the last paragraph show that ________.

A．her teachers help her improve a lot	B．learning Peking Opera is hard
C．Peking Opera brings people together	D．foreigners like opera museums

22. You may read the passage in the ________ part of a magazine.

A．health

B．language

C．art

D．sports

Open an app, place your order, and wait for your food to be delivered. This is how many young people eat in China these days. According to the latest data (数据), about 421 million Chinese people use online food delivery services. That’s just half of the total number of Internet users in China.

Which group of people is ordering food online the most? It’s mainly young people. A recent report by Meituan showed that 86.3% of the service’s users are between 20 and 34 years old. They are the main force driving the development of the food delivery industry.

Small families depend largely on food delivery services, Chinese families have changed in size over the past ten years. In 2002, only 7.7% of families have only one person. But this number increased to 15.6% in 2017. Two-person families rose from 18.4% in 2002 to 27.2% in 2017. For small families, cooking always takes lots of time and energy, so ordering food online has become more popular.

The improvement of China’s food delivery services has made more customers interested. According to Meituan’s report, the average (平均) time it takes to make a food delivery dropped from 38 minutes in 2016 to 29 minutes in 2020. Many delivery apps are offering more services, delivering products such as fruit, vegetables, medicine and even flowers. As their services continue to improve, the food delivery industry will keep growing in the future.

23. How many internet users are there in China?

A．842 million.

B．631.5 million.

C．421 million.

D．210.5 million.

24. Why has ordering food online become more popular?

A．People are lazier than before.	B．Families are becoming smaller.
C．Families prefer different food.	D．People aren’t good at cooking.

25. What does the writer think of the food delivery industry?

A．It will be growing well.	B．Its service badly needs improving.
C．It shouldn’t offer other services.	D．Its development will slow down.

26. The writer introduces the topic by _________.

A．telling a story	B．answering a question
C．making a comparison	D．giving an example